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Treating Pet Pigs
Whether they're kept in the house, backyard, or feedlot, pigs present veterinarians with unique challenges. The Swine Specialty Center will help you deal with the medical, surgical, and production problems of swine. You'll find information on:

• Diseases
• Anesthesiology
• Neutering
• Euthanasia
• Government resources

There are also links to books and manuals on swine diseases and production, useful journals and proceedings, outside websites, slide shows, images, and videos.

Find the Swine Specialty Center through the About Page for the Swine folder and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.

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NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK, reported for YOU...

• Hemopet ‘1,000 percent going to stay in business’
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• Veterinary-drugs peddler eludes justice
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• Education costs, student debt top COE agenda
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Evolving story:
- Veterinary clinic coming to Wal-Mart?
- Cannabis for canines: availability, research, legal status

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Omeprazole (Prilosec, GastroGard) revised

Texas Farm Radio

• Effects of Meals on the Horse’s Intestinal Tract

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• How to Lead a Cat to Water AND Make Him Drink it

Metallosis with pseudotumour formation: Long-term complication following cementless total hip replacement in a dog
In veterinary patients with metal-on-polyethylene total hip implants, cup failure leading to metallosis and pseudotumour formation should be considered as a potential cause of ipsilateral hindlimb lameness, intra-pelvic abdominal tumours, or a combination of both. These clinical findings may occur years after total hip replacement surgery.

Pseudorabies Virus and Brucella abortus from an Expanding Wild Pig (Sus scrofa) Population in Southern Oklahoma, USA
We tested 282 serum samples and found an overall exposure rate to PRV of 24.1% (n=68); PRV was detected at two of three study sites. Two wild pigs had detectable antibody to B. abortus, and one had detectable antibody to PRRS. On average, 27% of wild pigs within a sounder were positive for PRV antibody, with 44% of the sounders (16/36) having at least one positive individual.

Infectious canine hepatitis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in wildlife rescue centres in the UK
The foxes died or were euthanased after a short clinical course, sometimes including neurological signs and jaundice, with a high case fatality rate. Four red foxes submitted for postmortem examination had enlarged, congested livers, with rounded borders and mild accentuation of the lobular pattern.

Treatment Suggestion For A Dog That Has Subcutaneous Mast Cell Tumor And Enlarged Lymph Nodes
Sentinel lymph node mapping is common in people for a number of different tumor types, because the patterns of lymphatic drainage are unpredictable and the closest lymph node may not be the draining lymph node.

Preferred Glucometer For In-Hospital Use In Dogs And Cats
With *any* glucometer brand, it's a *really* good idea to check it for accuracy. To do that, run a 'comparison' curve (on a diabetic, who hopefully will have low and high BG during that day's curve), comparing numbers on your in-house glucometer with those on the owner's glucometer.

Should Dental Radiographs Be Done With Heavy Sedation?
I would not put my dental sensor anywhere near the mouth of a dog or cat that was not fully anesthetized. That could be an expensive shortcut.

Puppy Has Diverticulum Connecting Small Intestine To An Umbilical Hernia
Very cool! I have not seen anything like that and have not seen it in the literature. If this were my case...

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VECCS Rounds
Monday, September 26 - 8 p.m. ET
(Tuesday, September 27 - Midnight GMT)
Join Daniel J. Fletcher, PhD, DVM, DACVECC, for Veterinary Team Training: Reducing Medical Errors and Improving Morale in your Practice.
*This session will feature audio. Take the readiness test before attending.

Venting Over a Venti
Tuesday, September 27 - 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, September 28 - 1:30 a.m. GMT)
Need to vent about life away from the office?
Christina McRae, DVM, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

VIN Rounds
Sunday, October 2 - 9 p.m. ET
(Monday, October 3 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Join Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, for Rule of 20: Twenty Points to Consider to Keep your Critical Patient Alive in ICU/ER.
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Book Reviews of the Week
- Equine Clinical Immunology
- Complications in Small Animal Surgery First Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Dietary Supplement Label Database

New in the VIN Library:
Find these new sea mammal dental charts in the Dental Charts collection:

- California Sea Lion
- Elephant Seal
- Harbor Seal

Upcoming Conferences
Looking to attend or contribute a paper to a veterinary conference? Check out the On the Road with VIN folder or the Press Releases folder to see which upcoming conferences VIN will be attending. Be sure to stop by the Cyber Café or any of the other VIN booths if you’re attending SWVS, Veterinary Dental Forum, ACVS, ABVP, WWVC, ACVC, ACVR/VCS, or SEVC.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog to see what other courses are starting soon.

Pathologic Basis of Disease
October 27, 2016 - January 22, 2017
Presenter(s): Karri Meleo, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), DACVR (Radiation Oncology); Robert M. Gogal Jr., DVM; Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC; Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, ABVT, ABT; Margret L. Casal, DVM, MS, PhD; Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD; Julie A. Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVN; Marike Visser, DVM; Eric Snook, DVM, PhD, DACVP; Scott D. Reed, DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP

The first of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series, this course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. Clinical examples will be used to illustrate these concepts. The Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review series of courses may be used as a comprehensive review for the ABVP examination for small animals. This series of courses repeats every other year. Individual instructors may change some of their material year-to-year, but much of the core content is repeated.

Principles of Medicine
February 2 - March 19, 2017
Presenters: Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM;
Kathy Freeman, DVM, BS, MS, PhD, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS; Stefanie Klenner, Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ECVCP; Peggy L. Schmidt, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM

The second of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series, this course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. Clinical examples will be used to illustrate these concepts. Focus will be on clinical decision making and the diagnostic process including problem-oriented clinical reasoning, the assessment of laboratory data, and an introduction to evidenced-based medicine. This module together with the first module Pathological Basis of Disease are designed to prepare the participant for the organ system-based modules. The course can be used as a portion of the preparation for the ABVP Core examination, but it is not designed as a test-preparation course.

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